Xichang Satellite Launch Center

The Long March 3B rocket carrying the Chang'e-3 lunar probe is seen docked at the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Liangshan, Sichuan province, Dec. 1, 2013.

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Inner Mongolia

Chinese astronaut Nie Haisheng waves before getting out of the re-entry capsule of China's Shenzhou-10 spacecraft after it landed at its main landing site in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 26, 2013.

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Inner Mongolia

A policeman stands guard next to a component of the Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft which was found in Badain Jaran Desert after the launch, in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 12, 2013.

The Chinese manned spacecraft blasted off with three astronauts on board on Tuesday on a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab in the latest step towards the development of a space station.

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Inner Mongolia

Astronauts (L-R) Zhang Xiaoguang, Nie Haisheng and Wang Yaping salute after returning to earth in the re-entry capsule of China's Shenzhou-10 spacecraft at its main landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 26, 2013.

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Jiuquan, Gansu province

China's Shenzhou 10 spacecraft and its carrier Long March 2-F rocket transferred to the launch site at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, Gansu province June 3, 2013.

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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft mission (from L-R) Wang Yaping, Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang sit in front of a Chinese national flag as they meet the media at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, Gansu province, June 10, 2013.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

The Long March 2-F rocket loaded with Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft carrying Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and Wang Yaping lifts off into the sky from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, June 11, 2013.

Inner Mongolia

China's Shenzhou 9 spacecraft returned to Earth, ending a mission that put the country's first woman in space and completed a manned docking test critical to its goal of building a space station by 2020.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Liu, a 33-year-old fighter pilot, joined two other astronauts aboard the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft.

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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

A woman connects a model of the Shenzhou 9 manned spacecraft (R) with a model of the orbiting Tiangong 1 module (L) for sale at a shop in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, June 17, 2012.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

The Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft, Long March-2F rocket, and escape tower wait to be transferred to the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, June 9, 2012.

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Shanghai

A China-made lunar rover makes its debut during an exchange on space technology between China and the United Kingdom in Shanghai, March 31, 2007.

The host and participating experts showed the key technologies of the remote-controlled moon machine, which can climb slopes and overcome barriers, China Daily reported.

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Sichuan province

The Long March 3A rocket and a lunar orbiter, the Chang'e One, which are under wraps, sits on the launch pad at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, in southwest China's Sichuan province, Oct. 20, 2007.

China launched its first lunar orbiter at the end of October as it counts down to putting a man on the moon within 15 years, state media said.

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Beijing

Chinese astronaut Fei Junlong listens to questions during a media tour of the China Astronaut Centre of Beijing Aerospace City April 29, 2011.

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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

A soldier rides a bicycle in front of the Long March II-F rocket loaded with China's unmanned space module Tiangong-1 before its planned launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, Sept. 29, 2011.

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Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

A modified model of the Long March CZ-2F rocket carrying the unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou 8 blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province, Nov. 1, 2011.

China launched the unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft early on Tuesday, paving the way for a docking exercise with another craft. The docking, if successful, will pave the way for China to operate a permanent space station around 2020, and make the nation the world's third to do so.

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Hong Kong

Astronauts wave to the crowd during a variety show to welcome the astronauts of the Shenzhou-7 space mission in Hong Kong, Dec. 7, 2008.